Avenue U & East 69th Street
Avenue U and East 69th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Barone Triangle is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 69 St, is 80 feet away for the B3 and BM1, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 69 St, 80 feet away, for the B3 and BM1.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 69 St B3, BM180 feetB3 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
- BM1 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the bald cypress.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 69th Street
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 69th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Birch Family Services - Mill Basin School270 feet
- Aleph Daycare 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K500 feet
- St Bernard Catholic Academy School510 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Barone Triangle570 feet
- Hickman Playground970 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Sholom of Flatbush House of worship200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2075 East 68th Street Older adult center270 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch950 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket850 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & East 68th Street 280 feet
- Avenue U & East 70th Street 280 feet
- East 69th Street & Veterans Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue U & East 71st Street 540 feet
- Avenue U & East 67th Street 550 feet
- East 70th Street & Veterans Avenue 610 feet
- East 71st Street & Veterans Avenue 690 feet
- Avenue T & East 69th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or East 69th Street.